(SNP074) Loula Judd, interviewed by Nancy Smith

Authors

Loula B. Judd

Files

Interviewee

Judd, Loula B.

Identifier

SNP074

Format

1 audio file (running time: 0:46:18)

Interview Number

SNP-74

Date of Interview

11-20-1975

Description

Records the reminiscences of Loula Judd, who lived near the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park until the mid 1930s. Describes daily life in the mountains, including local agriculture, livestock and food preservation, as well as important cash crops. Recalls the traditional remedies used for common ailments and injuries, as well as a brief discussion on the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Includes comments on local entrepreneur, George Pollock, owner of Skyland resort and the construction of Camp Hoover, the presidential retreat created by Herbert Hoover.

Rights

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Personal Names

Judd, Loula B., 1903-1993 Interviews; Pollock, George Freeman, 1869-1949 -- Anecdotes

Family Names

Judd family; Breden family

Subjects

Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Rural poor – Virginia; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Funeral rites -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Distilling, Illicit – Virginia; Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 – Anecdotes; American chestnut; Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Land use -- Government policy -- United States.

Place Names

Big Meadows (Va.) – History; Skyland (Va.) – History; Camp Hoover (Va.) – History; Page County (Va.) – History; Madison County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.

Interviewer

Smith, Nancy

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Loula B. Judd interviewed by Nancy Smith, November 20, 1975, SdArch SNP-74, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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